Incident #266 Sighting Report — Red Bank, New Jersey, 4 March 1949

This document comprises a collection of reports and correspondence regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on 4 March 1949 at Watson Laboratories in Red Bank, New Jersey. At approximately 1420 hours, multiple employees of the 3151st Electronics Station observed an object in the sky while standing in the parking lot. The witnesses, including radio mechanics and an administrative assistant, described the object as a metallic, disc-shaped, non-luminous white or light aluminum object. The witnesses reported that the object was traveling at a very high, jet-like rate of speed from the Northeast toward the North or Northwest. One witness noted that the object made a half-loop turn before disappearing into the haze of the horizon. The duration of the observation was estimated at approximately one minute. The observers were considered qualified and were noted to have been favorably investigated for access to classified information. The reports explicitly state that the observers were looking skyward at an approaching B-29 aircraft when their attention was drawn to the unusual object, which appeared to be under the port wing of the B-29. The witnesses agreed that the object did not resemble anything they had seen before and noted the absence of propulsion vapor or heat waves. An investigation was initiated by the Base Intelligence Officer, and weather units were contacted to rule out the release of balloons or other testing devices. A note included in the report mentions that Evans Signal Laboratory conducted a test balloon flight on the same day, but the investigators concluded it was remote that the phenomena was identified with that balloon flight due to the trajectory and distance. The document includes formal incident reports, narrative summaries from the witnesses, and a sketch of the flight path relative to the B-29 and the observation point.